Lynn Anderson, who earned a Grammy with her 1970 hit, “Rose Garden,” died Friday (July 31) in Nashville's Vanderbilt Medical Center at the age of 67. Lynn Rene Anderson was born Sept. 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to noted songwriters Liz and Casey Anderson. She grew up in Sacramento, California. Apart from her... Read more »

It’s been an exceptional year for A Thousand Horses, who have seen most of the U.S. from their tour bus while opening shows in arenas and amphitheaters for headliner Darius Rucker. However, the band got its start in the clubs, and the members say it’s fun to go back to the smaller venues. “It’s awesome,”... Read more »

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Worship Night at Carrington Pavilion

Danville and surrounding areas are invited to join in on a community celebration night at Carrington Pavilion Sunday, August 2nd. This is a free event! From 6:30pm - 8pm you can experience the evidence of God's glory. Go as you are...no dress code. For more information, call 864.838.9096.

Yard Sale

The Recovery Refuge Peer Support Center is hosting a Benefit Yard Sale and Car Wash Saturday, August 8th from 8am - 4pm at Trinity United Methodist Church (409 Arnett Blvd). There will also be a fish fry and bake sale going on during the event. The support center strives to offer hope, purpose and direction through development of a network of recovery coaches providing guidance to positiviely impact the lives of those who suffer mental health and/or addition challenges. For more information, contact Mike at 434.247.0420 or email peer2peer.danvillepacounty@gmail.com.

I am in total and utter shock - Blake and Miranda are divorcing!
When I first saw the TMZ article in my Facebook news feed I immediately thought, "This is garbage...not true," but the more news/entertainment sources that confirmed it, the...

Brothers Osborne

For John and TJ Osborne, getting into music was unavoidable. Growing up in the water town of Deale, Maryland, their close-nit-family of seven spent most nights not in front of the television, but writing and playing songs. The Brothers’ father had a shed behind their home that he used for small performances for friends and family. John and TJ could be caught listening in on their father’s playing or fetching beers for pocket change. Later their father would convert that shed into a home studio where their parents would write and record songs.